The Sport Performance Summit Atlanta

G’day everyone and welcome to another bi-weekly sports performance digest. Coming at you with a bundle of insight, a plethora of stories and an attention to detail more accurate than a Manchester City goal at Turf Moor. Sigh. Let’s go…

One member who is very important to an NFL franchise is the Falcons’ Thomas Dimitroff, and you can hear from him and all our other great speakers in Atlanta on June 25-26. Get involved and register your interest!

1st the worst, 2nd the best, 3rd happier with bronze rather than silver on their chest?

A long winded question with a slightly forced rhyme, yes. But, a valid point and interesting piece. Is coming third have less psychological impact than coming second? New insights from the 2016 Olympics, here.

Tottenham Hotspur FC have been berated for their lack of activity in recent transfer windows. But with one of the youngest squads in the league, why sign new players when your current crop hasn’t reached its peak yet? This is a case for patience and perseverance, well-articulated by Ben Marlow of 21st Club.

The honest truth

A recent study of more than 3200 leaders on organisational honesty revealed some interesting findings on whether people withhold or distort the truth within an organisation. Clarity, accountability and collaboration are all pieces of ancient wisdom we should maybe have taken note of. We should have listened to Socrates (the philosopher, not the Brazilian footballer…), after all.

Winning with style

Arsenal won their first Women’s Super League title in seven years at the weekend, and in a time where team building trips with the SAS have been the latest craze, it appeared a simple yet effective style of management won the race this year. Forza!

Wining and dining

Amongst all the incredible leadership lessons that Coach Popovich has taught us across his career, it’s also known that his secret sauce is good food and even better wine. While not all of this article may be gospel, there is no doubt that the one of the NBA’s greatest ever coaches knows the ingredients to success, time after time.

Mind the gender data gap

Despite being half of the global population, women are not seen as the default in the same way in which men are. That’s the view of Caroline Criado-Perez, and if you look at the stats and the lack of diversity when collecting sport science data, you can see why.

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